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1
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when did the Rome Berlin Axis take place?

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1936

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Rome Berlin Axis

what country did Hitler form an alliance with?

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Italy

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Rome Berlin Axis

Hitler was planning to invade ______ and Mussolini promised ____________

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Austria / not to interfere

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Rome Berlin Axis

what did Hitler promise Mussolini?

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to limit German empire-building to north and central Europe, allowing Mussolini to build an empire in southern Europe

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Rome Berlin Axis

what country did Italy seize?

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Abyssinia (now Ethiopia)

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6
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when did rearmament take place?

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1935

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Rearmament

why did Hitler want to rearm?

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resent the Treaty of Versailles

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Rearmament

what did Hitler reveal?

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the German air force and plans for military conscription and a 36-division army

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9
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Rearmament

Hitler said he wanted military equality but really wanted _________

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superiority

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10
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when did the invasion of Rhineland take place?

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1936

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Rhineland

what was the main issue with the invasion of Rhineland?

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the Treaty of Versailles forbade Germany to have military presence there

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Rhineland

what did Hitler make the invasion seem and how?

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as peaceful as possible- make it seem as if peacetime soldiers were taking defensive posts in their own country

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Rhineland

how did other countries feel about the invasion?

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no fear about a war

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14
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when did Anschluss take place?

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1938

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what was Hitler’s excuse for Anschluss?

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“reunion” of Germanic people

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Anschluss

what was the purpose of Anschluss?

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create a “union” of Germans in Austria and Germany in a Greater Germany

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Anschluss

what did Hitler do to achieve the “reunion”?

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invade Austria

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18
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Anschluss

what was the reaction from other European nations?

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no one was willing to risk war to stop Hitler from invading Austria

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Anschluss

what happened as a result of no Austrian resistance?

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the invasion could be described as the reunion of people separated by the Treaty of Versailles

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20
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who was Neville Chamberlain?

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an appeaser from the UK

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21
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when did the invasion of Sudetenland take place?

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1938

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Sudetenland

why did Hitler seize Sudetenland?

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Sudetenland did not belong to Germany, but Germans lived there- “liberate” Germans

23
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Sudetenland

what was Britain and France’s reaction?

A

they were unwilling to risk war over a small nation

24
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Sudetenland

who met with Hitler in Munich and why?

A

Italy, France, Britain; decide Czechoslovakia’s fate

25
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Sudetenland

who wasn’t invited to the Munich Agreement?

A

the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia

26
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Sudetenland

what was the outcome of the Munich Agreement?

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Hitler could have Sudetenland (1/3 of Czechoslovakia) but must stop demands for more territories

27
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Sudetenland

Canadians thought the ___________ had passed

A

threat of war

28
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when did Kristallnacht take place?

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1938

29
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Kristallnacht

what is the meaning of Kristallnacht?

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Night of Broken Glass

30
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Kristallnacht

what happened on Kristallnacht?

A

German police supported the looting and ransacking of Jewish businesses and synagogues

31
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Kristallnacht

what happened to over 20 000 Jews?

A

they were arrested and sent to concentration camps around Germany

32
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Kristallnacht

what was Toronto’s reaction to Kristallnacht?

A

thousands gathered and protested the treatment of Jews in Germany

33
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when did the invasion of Czechoslovakia take place?

A

1939, 6 months after the Munich Agreement

34
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Czechoslovakia

what did Hitler do to Czechoslovakia?

A

attacked and proclaimed the end of their independence

35
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Czechoslovakia

what was Hitler determined to invade?

A

Poland

36
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Czechoslovakia

what did Hitler have to ensure before invading Poland?

A

that the Soviet Union would not side with Poland

37
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Czechoslovakia

what did Chamberlain realize?

A

Hitler was determined to conquer the world and only a war could stop him

38
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Czechoslovakia

where was Britain determined to draw the line?

A

at Poland

39
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when did the Nazi-Soviet Pact take place?

A

1939

40
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Nazi-Soviet Pact

what did the Nazi-Soviet Pact ensure?

A

no war between Germany and the Soviet Union; secretly divide Poland between them

41
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Nazi-Soviet Pact

why was the world shocked by the pact?

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Hitler hated communism and Stalin hated Nazism

42
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Nazi-Soviet Pact

Hitler knew the pact would fail but ______________

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planned to conquer Western Europe, then attack the Soviet Union

43
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Nazi-Soviet Pact

Stalin knew the pact would fail but ______________

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thought Hitler would attack Western Europe first and during the war between democrats and fascists, he would build up his army and prepare for war

44
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Nazi-Soviet Pact

after signing the pact, Hitler could take ______ via ____

A

Poland / war

45
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Nazi-Soviet Pact

was there an official declaration of war from Germany to Poland?

A

no

46
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when did the war on Poland take place?

A

1939

47
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Poland

what type of tactics did Germany use?

A

blitzkreig (tank and air force combination)

48
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Poland

what did German sabotage troops destroy?

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Polish key transport and communication sites

49
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Poland

where did the Germans attack from and what was their main advantage?

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north, west, and south; speed and number

50
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Poland

Germans defeated an army of over ________ and lost ________ in less than a month

A

700 000 / 14 000

51
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Poland

who declared war on Germany?

A

Britain, France, Canada

52
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Poland

when did Britain and France declare war?

A

2 days after the invasion

53
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Poland

when did Canada declare war?

A

December 10, 1939

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